"How Do You Stop" is a song written by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and recorded by

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. It appeared on Brown's 1986 album '' Gravity'' and was released as a single which charted at number 10 on the US R&B chart. Brown also performs the song on his 1989 album ''

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''.

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covered "How Do You Stop" on her 1994 album ''

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'' in a version featuring vocals by Seal''.

Personnel

– vocals *

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s (listed in liner notes as "Lead & Backing Synthesizer") * Dan Hartman – guitars, keyboards, programming and background vocals * T. M. Stevens – bass, background vocals *Ray Marchica – drums *The Uptown Horns (Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, Crispin Cioe, "Hollywood" Paul Litteral) – all brass instruments

References

1987 singles James Brown songs Joni Mitchell songs Songs written by Dan Hartman Songs written by Charlie Midnight 1986 songs {{1980s-R&B-song-stub